League of Legends and Diffusion
https://www.unrankedsmurfs.com/blog/why-is-league-of-legends-so-popular League of Legends (LoL) is a multiplayer online battle arena video game developed and published by Riot Games .It is a MOBA (multiplayer online battle arena) where 2 teams (blue and red) face off. In League of Legends, players assume the role of a “champion” with unique abilities and battle against a team of […]
Network Diffusion through Social Media Platforms
Throughout this semester, we have learned this general idea that an individual’s choices often depend on the actions and beliefs of other people, giving us ideas like network effects and information cascades. On this topic of how new behaviors, opinions, and technologies spread in a social network where people influence their friends to adopt new […]
Social distancing and the spread of Corona Virus
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00741-x In mid-January, Chinese authorities introduced unprecedented strict measures to contain the virus, stopping movement in and out of Wuhan, the center of the epidemic, and 15 other cities in Hubei province that is home to more than 60 million people. Flights and trains were suspended, and roads were blocked in the Hubei Providence. In […]